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Recognised as Colour

#7FA2D9

  • #7FA2D9
  • Blue
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Steel blue

#7FA2D9 is a blue with RGB values 127, 162, 217 and HSL 217°, 54%, 67%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Steel blue.

Colour values

#7FA2D9#7FA2D9
HEX#7FA2D9
RGBrgb(127, 162, 217)
RGB (0–1)0.498, 0.6353, 0.851
RGB percentages49.8%, 63.5%, 85.1%
HSLhsl(216.7, 54.2%, 67.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(216.7, 41.5%, 85.1%)
CMYK41.5%, 25.3%, 0%, 14.9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer8,364,761
CSS custom property--colour: #7FA2D9;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.35362WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness160 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.07:1
Contrast with white2.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.07:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#9F9F9F
Inverted#805D26

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#8EA5DBno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#849DD8no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.2 from the original
Tritanopia#5FAEB5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 31.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.07:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Steel blue · ΔE 14.9Light skyblue · ΔE 19.1Cornflower blue · ΔE 19.5Light steelblue · ΔE 20.9Light slate grey · ΔE 23.4Deep skyblue · ΔE 23.4
Nearest named CSS colourSteel blue (#4682B4)ΔE 14.88, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyblue
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#D9B67F
Analogous#7FCFD9, #897FD9
Triadic#D97FA2, #A2D97F
Split complementary#D9897F, #CFD97F
Tetradic#D97FCF, #D9B67F, #7FD989

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#F5F8FC
Lighter +20%#CEDBF0
Lighter +10%#A6BFE5
Darker −10%#5885CD
Darker −20%#376ABB
Darker −30%#2C5493
Darker −40%#203E6C
More saturated +25%#6A9DEE
Less saturated −25%#94A7C4

Channel breakdown

R127
G162
B217
Red127 (49.8%)
Green162 (63.5%)
Blue217 (85.1%)
Hue216.67°
Saturation (HSL)54.22%
Lightness67.45%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR 7F · G A2 · B D9

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